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Harry DeWit rose from immigrant herdsman to Texas dairy leader and innovator

Dairy Today has covered numerous U.S. dairy digester and cap-and-trade projects in recent years. These producers tell what they’ve learned since we first featured them.

High-quality forage allows less corn in diets.

Feed prices spike your cost of production.

High feed prices are here to stay.

High prices and uncertain markets call for smart feed-purchasing decisions.

“Uncertainty about the future is creating consternation among producers,” says Tony Mendes, who milks 1,400 cows near Riverdale, Calif. “We’re preoccupied with survival.”

Tail docking of dairy cows was already an uncommon and diminishing practice in California when a state legislator introduced a bill in February 2009 to ban the practice.

Large dairy operations, those with 50 or more employees, will now be required to provide health insurance for their employees and possibly for their families as well.